We once saw a pride of lions around a young wildebeet kill about 100m onto the S90 from H1-4.

Spent much time there watching, taking vidoes and watching the lazy beasts lion around. That was the only special sighting.
Other than that, game viewing has been very dull on the S90. I haven't even seen any decent bird sightings on that road.

DD, I think you and I have the same book that shows the 90 a being productive (one of those newer Kruger maps and spotting the big 5?)

Bunny Hugger

Conservation is not an option.It's imperative.

Leave KNP alone. Go build a hotel someplace else. Reserves are for the preservation of wildlife.

One man's meat is another man's poison. I for one enjoy the S90. On my last trip in Jan 08 the S90 produced many memorable sightings. Refer to my trip report. But hey, I do not mind if you leave the S90 alone for me to travel all by myself!!!!!

I had a great sighting on the S82 Mativuhlugu loop last time I was in Kruger. We saw a beautiful leopard in a tree about 3-4 km from the south end of the road. It had an impala that it had killed the previous night hanging in the tree next to it.

We watched the leopard for about 1/2 hour (it would've been longer but not for gate closing time) just saddling the tree branch. Underneath the tree, a hyena trotted around for some leftover scraps.

bushwalker wrote:I will have to check my diaries to see if I can find a decent animal spot ... but I do remember seeing an osprey (!) on the H1-5 between Olifants and Letaba, and that's a pretty good spot in my book

Agreed on, but you can swing wide and take the H9 - H14 route which is quite good.

cheetah2111 wrote:2. Mopani - Shingwezi tar road!

The S50 is a fabulous road, especially if you are a birder.

cheetah2111 wrote:3. Letaba - Palaborwa tar road!

Oops, I just pointed that one out. But cheetah are seen very often on that road.

cheetah2111 wrote:4. S131 (dirt road going West of Letaba)

Yup, nothing there! Well, I have never been lucky there at least.

cheetah2111 wrote:5. S140 (Dirt road going from the H7 to Talamati)

You mean the S145? Down from Orpen? THE road to take if you want to see Sable.

My worst roads, aside from the S131, are the S90 and the S100. I know some people see fantastic things there, I see gravel, grass and some impalas and zebras.The H5 (next to the old Selati rail route) has never been friendly to me, and aside from a python swimming next to the car the S47 (west of Letaba) has not shown me anything.

Not posting much here anymore, but the photo's you can follow here There is plenty there.

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